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…because I cannot be bothered to come up with the mental energy or effort for an actual blog post, I thought I would “lift” the following list from bex (from whom I seem to get all the good stuff these days) and share it with you all. The orange statements are the ones I’ve never done. Enjoy!…

Borrowed from TLU, who borrowed it from someone else, who borrowed it from Kevin Bacon. Do you moan in the shower like the people on the Herbal Essences commercial? I don’t think I’ve ever moaned in the shower. Well, I may have groaned at dropping that last precious sliver of soap, chasing it about the tub then realising that I…

…and not keeping it in their pants? An intern, ok. Some random encounter, fine. But pros? 

Om Tare Tuttare Ture Mama Ayul Puni Gyana Pudham Kuru Soha”. This is the White Tara prayer which aids in cultivating health, longevity and removal of related obstacles. I thought a prayer would be better suited this month than a meditation. Peace to all.  

Happy first of March! Mărţişor (martsishor) is a Romanian holiday that celebrates the beginning of Spring. Mărţişor is a diminutive word of March in Romanian (Martie) and means little march. According to Wikipedia until 1701 Mărţişor was also the celebration of the new year. It is symbolic of new beginnings and renewals. When I was…

“Come back and make up a goodbye at least, let’s pretend we had one… Goodbye, Joel.” – Clementine 

Vinete! No, it’s not an italian curse word or a body part. Vinete is a Romanian dish that I inherited from my paternal grandmother. You see, though I was born in Italy and fully qualify as a red-blooded Italiana, I am also a quarter Romanian. And since my grandmother, Jeni’s birthday was yesterday (and she…

(this post is mostly for Ludie. And for entertainment purposes) Visit one: circa 1970s ish. Calgary, Alberta. My mom and aunt fight all night long in an eerily sunny environment (sun set at approx. 10 pm). Given my age at the time, I was supposed to be in bed like a good little girl; instead…

Also known as the longest day of the year or the day with the most amount of sunlight…so if you haven’t done so yet, go out and enjoy it then report back on what you did! I got to work and more work, but then my curtains came and I got to hang them, save…

Is love what gets you through the bad times in a relationship? If not, what is it?